diff --git a/template.env b/template.env
index c61a1e77a..9b3c7b40a 100644
--- a/template.env
+++ b/template.env
@@ -8,19 +8,19 @@ DEFAULT_PASSWORD=MyPassword
 # Determines Production Mode, This will set the directory path to use for data storage
 PRODUCTION=False
 
-# API Port for Pythong Server
+# API Port for Python Server
 API_PORT=9000
 
 # Exposes /docs and /redoc on the server
 API_DOCS=True
 
-# Sets the Database type to use.
-DB_URL=sqlite
-# POSTGRES_USER
-# POSTGRES_PASSWORD
-# POSTGRES_SERVER
-# POSTGRES_DB
-# Sets the token expiration time in hours. 
+# Sets the Database type to use. Note that in order for Postgres URI to be created, you must set DB_ENGINE=postgres
+DB_ENGINE=sqlite # Optional: 'sqlite', 'postgres'
+POSTGRES_USER=mealie
+POSTGRES_PASSWORD=mealie
+POSTGRES_SERVER=postgres
+POSTGRES_PORT=5432
+POSTGRES_DB=mealie
 TOKEN_TIME=24
 
 # NOT USED